Shuttles provided to and from Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Glen Ellen & Petaluma for summer camp and from most Santa Rosa schools for after school programs! Those who do not use the shuttles should drop of at 3295 Guerneville Road. McDonald Ranch is a non-profit organization which incorporates rescue animals from our sanctuary into summer camp and after school and weekend programs. Fun camp activities include swimming at the Finley Center, archery, horseback riding, lapidary (rock polishing), carpentry, farm animals including goat milking, cooking, ropes courses, “Puppy & Kitten Love”, journalism, field trips, and so much more! The camp site is held at Sky Tree Ranch (shuttles from Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sonoma & Petaluma during summer camp). Kids that participate in our unique camp program get the best of everything! Our program encourages growth and new interests, which in turn builds confidence.

Fun activities are integrated with the objective of teaching safety,responsibility and skill building. This approach gives youth purpose, understanding and incentive to do their best and try new things. Such an approach also helps to build self- esteem and accomplishment as well as learn to interact with others as a team and with practiced social skills.

Each activity at McDonald Ranch is viewed as an opportunity for enrichment. Scrap booking is expanded into journalism; art classes produce an end piece that can be proudly worn or used in some other way; and cooking classes are lessons in self-sufficiency. Daily hands-on love and care of rescued animals teaches youth that they can truly make a difference. With such an outlook McDonald Ranch becomes A University for Children; and, a loving Sanctuary for Animals.